* Another Deciphering request
Another Deciphering request
Not sure what the ?????? bit is, it looks like "about 3 years old, but cannot make the last bit out. It looks like "1 may last"!!!!
Any help would be grateful
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Re: Another Deciphering request
I agree it looks like about 3 Years old and the b matches with born at top and the 3 matches with 3rd on left.
The final word does look like last but not sure about the bit beforehand.
Why would May be a superscript like that?
Is it perhaps Xmas ?
Are there any similar entries giving the child's age on adjacent pages?
The final word does look like last but not sure about the bit beforehand.
Why would May be a superscript like that?
Is it perhaps Xmas ?
Are there any similar entries giving the child's age on adjacent pages?
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Re: Another Deciphering request
I agree that it looks like Xmas, though not sure I would have if Mike had not put the idea into my head.
Re: Another Deciphering request
3 {possibly 9} year old Xmas last.
Need to see more to compare.
Need to see more to compare.
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Re: Another Deciphering request
As Mike says, it would be helpful to know if there were other similar entries, but I'll hazard a guess that Ann was 'about 3 years old Xmas last', so three years old last Christmas. I note she's being dipped alongside her (presumably) infant brother.
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Re: Another Deciphering request
Thanks Everyone,
I now agree with Mike's idea of it being "Xmas Last", not that I would have even thought of that. The 3 years does fit with the date range for James & Mary's kids being born Mary 1752, John 1755, Elizabeth 1758 and James 1764 so Anne (1761) would fit in the gap between Elizabeth and James..
I did look through the 3 previous and past years of the parish register but there was nothing similar mentioned. Also I looked at the Bishops transcript and it didn't even shown that last bit for Anne.
Once again Thanks
I now agree with Mike's idea of it being "Xmas Last", not that I would have even thought of that. The 3 years does fit with the date range for James & Mary's kids being born Mary 1752, John 1755, Elizabeth 1758 and James 1764 so Anne (1761) would fit in the gap between Elizabeth and James..
I did look through the 3 previous and past years of the parish register but there was nothing similar mentioned. Also I looked at the Bishops transcript and it didn't even shown that last bit for Anne.
Once again Thanks
Rick ~ Researching the Hooley's of Cheshire
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